Nehemiah Knight

Nehemiah Knight (23 March 1746-13 June 1808) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-RI) from 4 March 1803 to 13 June 1808, succeeding Thomas Tillinghast and preceding Richard Jackson Jr..

Biography
Nehemiah Knight was born in Cranston, Rhode Island in 1746, and he served as town clerk from 1773 to 1800, a member of the State Assembly in 1783 and 1787, Providence County sheriff in 1787, and a member of the US House of Representatives from 1803 until his death in 1808. Nehemiah R. Knight was his son.